Get Closer to Tornado Athletics with Text Updates!

Aug 20, 2012

Tornado Athletic is introducing a new way to keep
up-to-date on your favorite King sport team with its text message
update service. The service is open to all and free of
charge.

BRISTOL, Tenn. – As a part of
King’s initiative to bring fans closer to Tornado Athletics
action, the Athletic Department is introducing its new text
messaging service system. Fans and media can now enroll in the any
variant of the program, free of charge, to receive the text
coverage they desire for the sports they wish.

The service is simple to enroll in and will give fans and media
members alike the ability to get up-to-the-minute updates from
their favorite sport or sports, score and news updates, and instant
access to exclusives within the walls of the King Athletic
Department from your cellular phone.

“With many people being on the go and using their phones
to access information, we felt this was just one more way for those
interested in King Athletics to fill their needs quickly and
easily,” said Sports Information Director Ryan Gasser.
“It is flexible enough to manage what you want to receive or
be completely in the loop with everything ongoing at
King.”

The service is being offered free of charge and can be changed
or deleted at any time. Carrier text message rates from may
apply.

To begin the sign-up process visit the online home of Tornado
Athletics, www.KingTornado.com, and click on
the “Get Text Updates” icon to the right of the page.
You may also click here for instant
access to the sign-in page.

Signing up is quick and easy. Simply insert a valid e-mail
address in the designated area at the top of the page for access to
manage your account. Then type your mobile phone number and select
your carrier from the dropdown menu. Then select which type of
coverage you would like to receive. You may select sport-by-sport,
scores-only, or full comprehensive coverage by checking “All
Sports/News”. Complete the process by clicking
“Subscribe” and your service will be activated
immediately.

Note: The All Sports - All Updates option provides
users all scores, news, and story updates for all of King’s
24 athletic programs. The *Scores Only* option will
provide final scores or results for all contests, only.

The texting service will begin sending updates on Monday, Aug.
20.

Per NCAA rules, members of the coaching or administrative staffs
are not permitted to use text messaging to communicate with any
prospective student-athletes. If you are a prospective
student-athlete wishing to obtain information from or gain contact
with a member of the coaching or administrative staffs, you may not
sign up for text messages. All accounts that choose to receive text
messages are subject to age verification per compliance with
specific NCAA by-laws.

Fans can also follow King Tornado athletic news and select teams
through a variety of social media networks including Twitter,
Facebook, and YouTube. For a complete list of social media outlets,
click
here or click on the “social media” button on the
King Tornado homepage.

Click here to
begin the process to sign up for the free text message update
service.